Clear opening width min.
Bedroom egress window dimensions.
20 20 5 21 21 5 22 22 5 23 23 5 24 24 5 25 25 5 26 26 5 27 27 5 height.
Minimum 24 inches of net clear height opening.
Basement egress windows must also include window.
Openable area equals 5 7 sq.
Clear opening width 24 in.
This means that to meet egress window height requirements a bedroom window must be nearly 4 ft.
From bottom of clear opening to floor in egress windows in sleeping rooms 34 in.
Also remember that the sill can t be more than 44 above the floor so you may end up with a taller window for a head height over 6 8.
Sized window for 34 in.
Minimum 20 inches of net clear width opening.
To meet egress requirements these horizontally sliding windows must be at least 4 ft.
Wide and 4 ft.
For determining egress window sizes and placement the international building code holds that every bedroom must contain.
Sized window for 20 in.
Clear width 44 in.
This height requirement takes it out of the running for most basement egress situations.
Clear width rough openings shall be larger than required size to accomodate window frame min.
For many casement windows you ll need to order egress hardware which allows the window to not only swing open but also swing away.
In addition the egress window requirements for basements specifies that they be at least 36 inches in height and width.
41 40 39 38 37 36 5 35 5 35 34 33 5 33 32 31 5 31 30 5 30.
Openable area equals 5 7 sq.
Casement windows are minimally 2 4 wide by 3 4 high.